Posts by Xylon Vaneyck
Irvine fast again and notches a top 20 on stage in Taihu Lake
Declan Irvine was Team Novo Nordisk’s fastest finisher again on stage 3 of Tour of Taihu Lake. With another circuit format to the racing, the stage was a fast one at an average speed of 48,4 km/h. Irvine earned his best result of the race so far, leading the team home in 16th place. …
Read MoreTaihu Lake Peloton contests bunch sprint in wet conditions
In a repeat of stage 1, today’s stage of the Tour of Taihu Lake was contested in a bunch sprint in wet conditions. However, in contrast to the opening stage, the peloton had a breakaway to keep in check and eventually reeled them in on the final lap of the circuit. Declan Irvine narrowly missed…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk excited to return to China in Taihu Lake
Team Novo Nordisk returns to China for the first time since 2019. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team will line up in Tour of Taihu Lake from 14 – 17 September. “It’s been a long wait for us to be back racing in China and we’re looking forward to it immensely,” said General…
Read MoreKusztor moves up the overall with two stages remaining
Peter Kusztor continued his consistent form on stage 6 of the Tour du Rwanda, finishing fifteenth on another mountainous stage. The result saw him move up to sixteenth on the General Classification with two decisive days coming up. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “From the start the plan was for us to take the race day…
Read MoreDouble racing block in Bulgaria comes to an end
Team Novo Nordisk’s Bulgarian campaign came to an end today in the final stage of In the Footsteps of the Romans. The two-day race followed the Tour of Bulgaria. Hamish Beadle and Mehdi Benhamouda mixed it up in the front group on the final day of racing with Beadle ending the stage 16th. Hamish Beadle:…
Read MoreBenhamouda and Beadle hang on in In the footsteps of the Romans
Team Novo Nordisk’s Bulgarian campaign continued today when the world’s first all-diabetes cycling team lined up in In the Footsteps of the Romans. Mehdi Benhamouda (29th) and Hamish Beadle (34th) made the most of stage one which was raced over 126 kilometers. Hamish Beadle: “It was a very windy day. We’re all fatigued from the…
Read MoreAn eventful stage brings the Tour of Bulgaria to a close
Matyas Kopecky lead the team home on the final stage of the Tour of Bulgaria, finishing 15th on the hilly final stage. The 19-year-old says he is happy to get another stage race in the legs as he continues to gain experience in the pro ranks. Matyas Kopecky (CZE): “There was a crash three kilometers…
Read MoreTNN trio in the mix on the penultimate stage in Bulgaria
Team Novo Nordisk kept the momentum in the Tour of Bulgaria on the second last stage with a strong presence in the sprint. Matyas Kopecky lead the team home in seventh followed closely by Robbe Ceurens in ninth and Mehdi Benhamouda in 11th. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Today we were very prepared for the…
Read MoreDouble day in Bulgaria as Ceurens finds his legs and Kopecky fights strong
The Tour of Bulgaria served up two stages today with a fast and flat stage 3a followed by a longer mountainous stage 3b. The opening stage saw the first bunch sprint of the race with Robbe Ceurens mixing it up for 12th place. Matyas Kopecky fought strongly on the second stage that saw the peloton…
Read MoreStage two climb splits the peloton as Beadle & Kopecky try to survive
Hamish Beadle: “We had a good briefing before the stage and everyone did their jobs pretty well when things got underway. We covered the right moves. There were some dangerous attacks going and we were onto it, making sure there were two to three guys in most of the moves.” “Going into the climb we…
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